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Keep up to date with everything going on in mountain rescue around England and Wales. For press enquiries, contact Andy Simpson, MREW Press Officer, via press@mountain.rescue.org.uk.
Exhausted Walker – Ullswater
July 1, 2025 3pm On Monday 01/07/2025 at around 3pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out regarding an elderly walker who was dehydrated and exhausted. The man had been walking from Howtown back to Patterdale along the lakeshore path. The distance, combined with the heat of the day, had taken it’s toll and the…
Fallen Male at Ullswater Lake Shore
June 14, 2025 2:40 pm On 14 June 25 North West Ambulance Service contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team with a report that a male had fallen down a waterfall. Upon further investigation the casualty was located near the shore of Ullswater. The team were dispatched and due to the nature of the fall the casualty…
Mountain rescue volunteer husband and wife team recognised in the King’s BirthdayHonours List.
Becky and Iain Ashcroft, who live near Mold, have both been awarded an MBE for their servicesto the community as mountain rescue volunteers.The couple met as volunteers for North East Wales Search and Rescue (NEWSAR), when Iaininterviewed Becky for the role – “I got the impression she didn’t like me!” Iain says of their firstmeeting….